The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-08-25

was very we'll dressed. ANY one Wonlo
have taken him for . well to do Western
bank president He looked sleek and
we'll fed There wasn't trace Of anxiety
about bis face Otherwise thu brothers
looked very much alike.
A they were crossing the threshold OF
the house. AmAsa whispered; "Just tell
the girls you're nillionaire; for joke.
you know."
Elisha winked. Yes. said be. "for =
Joke wish was. though and they en-
tered the psrlor There we're the Kix
girls; siI good looking. hearty. frank.
country eirls They all rose and gave .
yeritable shout OF Welcome. They usually
gave united shout whenever anything &
pleased them. They fairly screamed when
Elisha opened the door. They few ss
him. They kissed him. They took his
hat for him; they took his overcoat and
umbrella. Aud how they were impressed
when their father said. proudly. "And
then TO think that your uncle has return :
10 us milionaircl'
"a millionaire -resllyl" chorussed the
girls
Elisha began 10 feel his old bosstful
spirit, for which he had long been noted.
coming over him again. "Why." he said
''ont Ia California we don't reckon . mil :
lion very much money. My five million
dollars don't count very much out there. v
"Elish says he is going to build pub
lie library building for East Cbesterylle, :
put in Amasa. without n grimace.
"A public librsryl" chornsed the girls.
"He says he don't mind paying Of the
debt on the church. either" added their
prevaricator OF father.
"How perfectly splendid"
mo one wonld have thought the Grand
American Eagle would have turned out ss
well. said Amssa
BY this time the six girls were dancing
around the room IN their excitement.
They had never been 80 excited since John
Mawley the son Of Mswley, the mill own.
er at the other end Of the village, had be-
come engaged to Bessie Snow their eldest
sister - said Mawley having concluded, on
consent and advice OF his father, TO break
off said engagement, after knowledge oi
Lawyer Shows financial condition came
ont aud became gossip.
elisha says the Sunday school shall
have new organ il it takes the last cent, F"
said their father, laug hing heartily. He
could not hold himself in.
"Well," said Elisha, mot quite as bad
as that. But they shall have new melo-.
dian yes"
This capped the climax. The Sunday
school had been holding picnics, straw
berry festivals, lectures, busy bees, and |
don't know what besides lin which the
ak girls had tsken.a lively interest to
raise money enough for the organ; but, do
their best they could not raise only about
fifty dollars. They threw themselves upon
their uncle. and as there was not quite
enough OF him to go around, they threw
themselves upon their father. 1t was
touching scene. Two OF the girls we're in
tears, and one or them was heard TO say,
"0ur delverer!'
Suddenly Bessie looked up. "It'slate, >
she said, tits dreadful late for the sewing
society,""
When they we're alone, Elisha said !:
You've done itl-you've gone and done
i'll In five minutes every word that we've
said will be all over this village. Yes,
and all over the state OF Connecticut. /
say, Amasa, this isn't right. I"
why, don't you have auy fears. Sup
pose they do tell of your millions; it will
give you credit.
"Ab yes, yesl but they will oil be after
me for my money" Elisha Strengthened
himself up very stiflly. and buttoned his
coat over his vest very firmly, IS il to
impress on bis brother the fact that he
wouldn't let him have cent--not one
cent il they did.
"Well, don't say it isn't so, anyway,
whispered Amasa, and led Elisha to bis
room, where that great aud good philan-
thropist aud millionaire lay down upon q
sofa and took com Portable nap.
For week East ChesterviIe was in Q
condition OF ferment. The resurrection 0 {
Elisha Snow in the form OF millionaire.
after having departed twenty years before
Nth reputation for unconquorable lazi-
ness. and au ability remarkable emily for
imbibing hard cider, was enough to shake
the entire community to its centre Then
his magnificent bequests town libra
ry, the new organ, raising the minister's
salary, proposing to establish home for
incursble idiots-for poor Elisha found he
could not stop promising when he bad
once begun, and his plan to build new
gym mnasium. skating rink. water baths. oil
combined, for the young people, made
him at once the idol Of the town.
Mawley, the mill owner. met Amssa one
day in The street. See here" be said,
1--we told Slayton TO let up on you. You
and we're always old friends. Pay up
the interest on that mortgage any time
you please. By.the-way. I'm tired Of
slsyton. He's bounded you when you
were down. 10 mean way. I'm sick Of
Slsyton. III send you retainer tomor-
row Of five hundred dollars 10 case I've
got against some Providence people. Big
case big money in 1t. How's your broth.
cr2--pretty well, hope. Those CaIifor-
MIA msgna.es are all coming East hear.
Think your brother would like to put any
money 10 my MILF A big chance now.
I L dnni need the rnanex hnl IL don't mar